The 2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason conference tournament for the Patriot League. It was played February 28, March 2, 5, and 8, 2017 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites. Bucknell defeated Lehigh, 81–65, in the championship game to win the Tournament. As a result, Bucknell received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds All 10 Patriot League teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 21Bucknell15–32Boston University12–62–0 vs. Lehigh3Lehigh12–60–2 vs. Boston U.4Navy10–85Holy Cross9–96Colgate8–102–0 vs. Loyola (MD)7Loyola (MD)8–100–2 vs. Colgate8Army6–129American5–131–1 vs. Lafayette0–2 vs Top 3 each, 1–1 vs Navy10Lafayette5–131–1 vs. American0–2 vs Top 3 each, 0–2 vs Navy
Schedule GameTime*MatchupScoreAttendanceTelevision First round – Tuesday, February 2817:00 pmNo. 9 American at No. 8 Army 58–74 263PLN27:30 pmNo. 10 Lafayette at No. 7 Loyola (MD)64–67 472 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 237:00 pmNo. 8 Army at No. 1 Bucknell62–782,151PLN47:00 pmNo. 5 Holy Cross at No. 4 Navy42–4998857:00 pmNo. 6 Colgate at No. 3 Lehigh72–771,60967:00 pmNo. 7 Loyola (MD) at No. 2 Boston University60–64510 Semifinals – Sunday, March 5712:00 pmNo. 3 Lehigh at No. 2 Boston University91–882OT 511CBSSN82:00 pmNo. 4 Navy at No. 1 Bucknell65–702,731 Championship – Wednesday, March 897:30 pmNo. 3 Lehigh at No. 1 Bucknell65–814,254CBSSN *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.
Bracket
* indicates overtime period.
References
External links 2017 Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship